Imagine standing on a scorched landscape where the ground is cracked and shimmering, and the sky glows a deep, fiery orange.

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this ...

Our scorching sister planet, Venus, once considered a hellish wasteland, is increasingly becoming a tantalizing target in the search for life beyond Earth. While its surface temperatures, capable of ...

SEATTLE — The smiley face moon made a partial appearance in the skies of western Washington just before sunrise Friday.

Ice and snow reflect a lot of sunlight, back out into space; but Earth’s major sunscreen is cloud. Clouds, especially over ...